40 h. ago My mum won’t let me have a smartphone. Is she being unfair? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

There are genuine concerns about young people using social media, but the main thing is that you talk to your parents about it• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerMy mum has always been protective, and I fear it is destroying my social life because I haven’t grown up with much access to social media. I don’t mean to say it’s OK to be exposed to social media at a young age, but it needs to be controlled in a certain way.Because I had a flip phone until the middle of secondary school, I haven’t had a TikTok or Snapchat streak with anyone because I never learned how it works. I know this might sound like me complaining over nothing, but it sometimes feels like my mum is purposely doing this to damage me. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Celtic urges fans not to attend title party gatherings in Glasgow as fears of disorder grow

Fans are expected to gather in the Trongate/Merchant City area, however celebrations will clash with the Orange Order’s VE Day 80th anniversary commemorations in the city.

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4 d. ago A jolt back to life: after years of avoiding risk, I have decided to dive in and say yes | Nova Weetman

By being scared, embarrassed or even just nervous, I feel present, like I’m still hereYears ago, I travelled to Weipa on the Cape York peninsula to run a week of writing workshops at a school. We flew in as the sun set, and by the time I left the small tin shed airport with the keys to the hire car, it was pitch black. I threw my bags on to the back seat and turned on my phone, discovering that my carrier didn’t work in far north Queensland. There was no GPS in the car, no street directory tucked under the seat, and the other arrivals had already fled the bush airport and disappeared into the night.I gulped down the fear that was growing in my stomach as I realised that I had absolutely no idea where I was going, and no bars of reception to tell me. I turned the key in the ignition and drove the dusty road until I reached what I assumed was the highway. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Aberdeen vs Celtic may be the biggest ever Scottish Cup Final hammering as fears grow old record could be smashed

The omens aren't looking good for the Dons ahead of the Hampden showpiece on May 24

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5 d. ago Faye Reagan update provided by police as fears grow about missing adult star

EXCLUSIVE: Despite confusion over a social media post from a woman claiming to be Faye Reagan's sister, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Detail has provided an update on the disappearance

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8 d. ago Royal Marines training could be watered down to let more women into the Navy following 'political pressure' over diversity targets

There are growing fears that elements of the Royal Navy's elite commando training, which keeps standards set in the Second World War, are being made easier to let women pass.

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9 d. ago Pakistan's army spokesman says India has fired missiles at 3 Pakistani air bases

Pakistan’s army spokesman says India has fired missiles at three air bases inside the country, but most of the missiles have been intercepted

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1 week ago Fears grow FBI head Kash Patel isn’t taking his job seriously as he skips morning briefings and frequently attends UFC fights

Directors of the bureau typically attend a daily 8.30 a.m. meeting during which they are briefed on the most significant intelligence and law enforcement information

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1 week ago India accuses Pakistan of using up to 400 drones to attack cities and bases

Islamabad denies launching strikes across northern India as Pakistani military says it will ‘not de-escalate’India has accused Pakistan of launching an attack with up to 400 drones that targeted cities, military bases and places of worship across the north of the country on Thursday night, as the Pakistani military said it would “not de-escalate with India”.India claimed to have intercepted hundreds of Pakistani drones, which it said came across the border into Indian-controlled Kashmir, as well as Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat. It said a first wave of drones came on Thursday evening and another wave hit close to dawn on Friday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago India's clash with Pakistan sees use of Chinese missiles, French jets, Israeli drones, and more

India’s missile and bomb strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have spiked tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, with Pakistan’s leader calling the attacks an act of war

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1 week ago Pakistani drone attacks ‘neutralised’, says India, as skirmishes escalate

New Delhi also claims knocked out air defence system in Lahore

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1 week ago Putin's propagandists call UK 'a nation of freaks' and warn Brits 'to leave the country within 24 hours or be sunk under a nuclear tidal wave' in disturbing WW3 threat

Vladimir Putin ordered his TV propagandists to threaten 'nation of freaks' Britain with 24 hours notice to leave - or be sunk under a nuclear tidal wave.

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1 week ago Pakistan and India on high alert amid airport shutdowns and security drills in major cities

Tensions mount as Pakistani PM vows retaliation for military strikes by India that killed dozens across the countryTensions were high across India and Pakistan on Thursday, with airports shut down and security drills under way in major border cities, amid warnings by Pakistan that it intended to retaliate for Wednesday’s strikes.In a speech late on Wednesday night, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said he would “solemnly swear that we will avenge each and every drop of blood of our martyrs,” after India’s missile airstrikes on Pakistan in the early hours, which killed 31 people across the country. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘We want peace’: Protesters gather in London against India’s airstrikes on Pakistani Kashmir

Protesters gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London on 7 May to demonstrate over missile strikes in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

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1 week ago Chilling warning India and Pakistan conflict will spark nuclear war 'at any time'

Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif has spoken out in the wake of India's sickening attack on Pakistani-controlled territory, which has killed dozens of people

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1 week ago 'Nuclear war' warning issued as India says it 'will respond' if Pakistan attacks back

Nuclear war with India could break out 'at any time', Pakistan's defence minister has said, as fears of a tit-for-tat bloodshed continue to grow. 

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1 week ago Schoolboy's James Bond 'fart' joke leaves judges shaken and stirred in national competition

Harry McElhiney, a P7 youngster at Halfmerke Primary, will represent South Lanarkshire at the finals in Holyrood.

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1 week ago English cricket stars are 'split' over staying in Pakistan amid country's conflict with India

Airlines have cancelled or rerouted a number of flights in the wake of India firing missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least six locations.

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1 week ago Summer drought fears grow as England sees driest start to spring in 69 years

Environment Agency warns water companies may need to put in restrictions in the summer

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1 week ago Pakistan claims it has shot down five Indian fighter jets, condemns 'act of war' and vows to retaliate against India for airstrikes amid fears of full

India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani 'terror camps' in Kashmir just days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region.

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